The eye test tells you that Carolina needs to play a lot better and the numbers back up that the Tar Heels’ performances haven’t been as good as last season. Only one opponent has blown out Carolina’s men this season after Coach Hubert Davis’ first team dealt with several painfully one-sided losses. But the Tar Heels’ rank in many national statistical categories show plenty of significant drops from a year ago.More
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Heels fall in AP Top 25 after 8-game win streak ends at Louisville
Carolina slipped three spots to No. 14 in the latest AP Top 25 women’s poll after the Tar Heels — without two starters — lost 62–55 at Louisville on Sunday. It’s their 11th week ranked in the top 15 this season, the most since 16 weeks in the 2014–15 season. The Tar Heels (17–6, 8–4 ACC) won their eighth consecutive game with Thursday’s 73–62 home win over Virginia before the Cardinals ended the streak. Fifth-year guard Eva Hodgson (upper-body injury) missed both games, and junior wing Alyssa Ustby (lower-body injury) was out for the game against Louisville.More
After two straight losses, UNC badly needs some wins to elude bubble
The opportunities for North Carolina to solidify its position in the NCAA men’s tournament will be there. But the Tar Heels, reeling after two consecutive close losses, will have to stack up some wins in their last eight games to avoid the bubble. The Tar Heels (15–8, 7–5 ACC), 44th in the NET rankings, are 1–7 in what the current rankings classify as Quad 1 games. UNC will get four — and possibly five — more chances for more Quad 1 wins, starting with Tuesday night’s visit to Wake Forest (69 in the NET).More
Video: Hubert Davis at weekly ACC Zoom media session
Hear what Carolina coach Hubert Davis had to say during Monday’s weekly ACC press conference.More
Platek ties career high, has two big games; consistent Francis has his team on roll
By R.L. Bynum The good news for Andrew Platek is that he has scored at least 18 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career, combining for seven 3-pointers. The bad news is that his Siena team narrowly lost both games to fall from first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference…More
Down two starters and shooting poorly, UNC’s 8-game win streak snapped at Louisville
Leaning on No. 11 Carolina’s young talent, the Tar Heels showed resiliency playing without two starters. With fifth-year guard Eva Hodgson already out for three to four weeks with an upper-body injury, junior wing Alyssa Ustby also was out Sunday with a lower-body injury against a talented Louisville team in a tough road environment.More